{"id":19998,"date":"2025-01-22T15:42:22","date_gmt":"2025-01-22T15:42:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/blackboardhelp\/?page_id=19998"},"modified":"2025-03-21T13:47:18","modified_gmt":"2025-03-21T13:47:18","slug":"release-condition","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/blackboardhelp\/release-condition\/","title":{"rendered":"Release Condition"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"19998\" class=\"elementor elementor-19998\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6153b18 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6153b18\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5549746\" data-id=\"5549746\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cfb29f3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cfb29f3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Using Release Conditions gives the instructors the control on when content is available to students. This is allows better restriction on content so students engage with the module site as per the instructors lessons.\u00a0<\/p><p>Release conditions can be applied to Assignment, Tests, Forms, Panopto Recordings, Documents, Journals and many more.\u00a0<\/p><p>This guide will cover how to set release condition using BlackBoard functions. This is not for Turnitin.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5395d54 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5395d54\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-afe6b94\" data-id=\"afe6b94\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9d7aff7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"9d7aff7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5e0d0ee elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5e0d0ee\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-67dc28a\" data-id=\"67dc28a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a4340a4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a4340a4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Below the content select the drop down menu and select &#8220;Release Conditions&#8221;.\u00a0<\/p><p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-20086\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/blackboardhelp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2025\/01\/Picture1.jpg\" alt=\"Release Condition 1\" width=\"308\" height=\"266\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/blackboardhelp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2025\/01\/Picture1.jpg 308w, https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/blackboardhelp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2025\/01\/Picture1-300x259.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 308px) 100vw, 308px\" \/><\/p><p>The Release Condition window will open. In this window you can create the Release Condition for your content. Here you can name the rule of your release condition. You can choose whether this content is available to all students of the module site.\u00a0<\/p><p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-20085\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/blackboardhelp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2025\/01\/Picture2.jpg\" alt=\"Release Condition 2\" width=\"1062\" height=\"447\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/blackboardhelp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2025\/01\/Picture2.jpg 1062w, https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/blackboardhelp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2025\/01\/Picture2-300x126.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/blackboardhelp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2025\/01\/Picture2-1024x431.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/blackboardhelp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2025\/01\/Picture2-768x323.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1062px) 100vw, 1062px\" \/><\/p><p>You can also choose whether this content is available to certain students or to a group of student. These groups can be made while making the release conditions or you can choose groups that you have made before.<\/p><p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-20087\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/blackboardhelp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2025\/01\/Picture7.jpg\" alt=\"Release Condition 7\" width=\"795\" height=\"460\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/blackboardhelp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2025\/01\/Picture7.jpg 795w, https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/blackboardhelp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2025\/01\/Picture7-300x174.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/blackboardhelp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2025\/01\/Picture7-768x444.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 795px) 100vw, 795px\" \/> Once you have chosen you the select members you can choose to either set the release condition from based on time and date, you can set the release condition based on the student performance or you can set both.\u00a0<\/p><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-20088\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/blackboardhelp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2025\/01\/Picture3.jpg\" alt=\"Release Condition 3\" width=\"1063\" height=\"380\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/blackboardhelp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2025\/01\/Picture3.jpg 1063w, https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/blackboardhelp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2025\/01\/Picture3-300x107.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/blackboardhelp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2025\/01\/Picture3-1024x366.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/blackboardhelp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2025\/01\/Picture3-768x275.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1063px) 100vw, 1063px\" \/><\/p><p>Setting the release condition based on Date and Time you can set when the content will be available to student and when from what date and time they will no longer be allowed to access the content.\u00a0<\/p><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-20089\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/blackboardhelp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2025\/01\/Picture4.jpg\" alt=\"Release Condition 4\" width=\"1052\" height=\"557\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/blackboardhelp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2025\/01\/Picture4.jpg 1052w, https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/blackboardhelp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2025\/01\/Picture4-300x159.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/blackboardhelp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2025\/01\/Picture4-1024x542.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/blackboardhelp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2025\/01\/Picture4-768x407.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1052px) 100vw, 1052px\" \/><\/p><p>Setting the release condition based on Performance. You can choose which student can access the content based on their engagement with other content, you can set the requirements of mark so student who have achieved a certain level can access the content.\u00a0<\/p><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-20090\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/blackboardhelp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2025\/01\/Picture5.jpg\" alt=\"Release Condition 5\" width=\"365\" height=\"372\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/blackboardhelp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2025\/01\/Picture5.jpg 365w, https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/blackboardhelp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2025\/01\/Picture5-294x300.jpg 294w, https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/blackboardhelp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2025\/01\/Picture5-65x65.jpg 65w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 365px) 100vw, 365px\" \/><\/p><p>Once you have created the rule, select save. The rule will appear on left side of the window you can create as many rules, and you can choose whether student can see the criteria or not. Showing the criteria helps students understand what is the reason for the restrictions.<\/p><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-20091\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/blackboardhelp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2025\/01\/Picture6.jpg\" alt=\"Release Condition 6\" width=\"441\" height=\"222\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/blackboardhelp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2025\/01\/Picture6.jpg 441w, https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/blackboardhelp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2025\/01\/Picture6-300x151.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 441px) 100vw, 441px\" \/><\/p><p>\u00a0 \u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Using Release Conditions gives the instructors the control on when content is available to students. 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